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Dan Smith: Today, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in gerrymandering cases from North Carolina and Virginia. Plaintiffs claim that GOP lawmakers in the two states excessively packed black voters into congressional and state legislative districts, thus diluting the influence … Continue reading ?

I grew up with hundreds of fond memories when I moved in the third grade to a house of baby-pink bricks in the Deep South of the United States. There was a tree in the yard for my sisters and me to climb during the summer months and to avoid altogether during the spring when […]

Can the Dawgs throw a wrench in the Tigers' chances at the SEC West? The Deep South's oldest rivalry renews once again on Saturday in Athens, as No. 9 Auburn visits Georgia. The Tigers are favorites on the road, and need a win here to...Show More Summary

An unusual haze, much thicker than traffic smog, hung over Atlanta on Wednesday. It was smoke, blown in from wildfires in the mountains of northern Georgia, where hundreds of firefighters were battling blazes nourished by a severe drought gripping the nation’s Southeast. How bad is the drought?...

When I first started touring with the George Duke Band in the early 70s, we played a lot of festivals and gigs in the deep South. At that time, there were still places where you could see "Whites Only" signs on water fountains and restrooms,...Show More Summary

Last year, I made the difficult decision to retire from the U.S. Congress after 10 terms representing my constituents of Deep South Texas -- Rio Grande Valley. Chief among the causes I had the privilege of championing has been making...Show More Summary

Jeff Nichols has built his reputation as a director of terse and unusual American dramas with a distinct regional flair. We spoke with him about difficult histories, the best BBQ joints in the South, and his dream of a commercial hi...

Last year, I made the difficult decision to retire from the U.S. Congress after 10 terms representing my constituents of Deep South Texas -- Rio Grande Valley. Chief among the causes I had the privilege of championing has been making...Show More Summary

Last year, I made the difficult decision to retire from the U.S. Congress after 10 terms representing my constituents of Deep South Texas -- Rio Grande Valley. Chief among the causes I had the privilege of championing has been making...Show More Summary

The day before his death, Tom Hayden was talking with his ex-wife Jane Fonda in his Santa Monica hospital room when conversation turned to a 1961 “Freedom Ride” in the Deep South, his initiation into the civil rights movement. “He met activists who were willing to die for what they believed was...

It’s easy to assume the worst when you hear that NASCAR is getting sued for racial discrimination, given the organization’s Deep South roots and its persistent lack of diversity. But when Terrance Cox III made big headlines by filing...Show More Summary

Mafia 3 comes out next week, swapping the New York gangster movie aesthetic for civil right rights tensions in the deep south in the turbulent 1960s. It's an uncommon subject matter, and one that could easily misstep, especially forShow More Summary